Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide - Ipswitch Documentation Server

Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide
Script. Write your script using as many Send, Expect, SimpleExpect, and Flow Control
keywords as you would like. For more information, see Script Syntax.
Expect. Opens the Rules Expression editor. Whatever is placed in the Expression box
appends to the end of the script as an Expect expression.
Use in Rescan. Select this option to have the monitor appear in the Active Monitor list
on the Device Properties dialog. WhatsUp Gold adds the monitor type to the device
during a rescan, which is launched using the Rescan button on the Device Properties
dialog, if the protocol or service is active on the device.
5 Click OK to save changes.
Types of TCPIP Monitors
After configuring an active monitor in the Active Monitor Library, add the monitor to devices
(on page 226).
WhatsUp Gold is installed with the following types of TCP/IP monitors already configured.
Echo. Checks to make sure an Echo server is running on the assigned port.
FTP. Checks to make sure an FTP server is running on the assigned port.
HTTP. Checks to make sure an HTTP server is running on the assigned port.
HTTPS. Checks to make sure the Secure HTTP server is running on the assigned port,
and that WhatsUp Gold can negotiate a connection using SSL protocols. This monitor
does not check on the validity of SSL certificates.
HTTP Content Scan. Performs advanced monitoring of a specific web page to make
sure specific content appears in the page's code. Supports advanced HTTP processes
such as form submission and non-standard HTTP headers. For information on
creating a basic HTTP Content Scan monitor, see New/Edit HTTP Content Monitor.
IMAP4. Checks to make sure a IMAP4 server is running on the assigned port.
NNTP. Checks to make sure a NNTP server is running on the assigned port.
POP3. Checks to make sure a POP3 mail server is running on the assigned port.
Radius. Checks to make sure a Radius server is running on the assigned port.
SMTP. Checks to make sure a SMTP mail server is running on the assigned port.
Time. Checks to make sure a Time server is running on the assigned port.
iv) Types of TCP/IP monitors
WhatsUp Gold is installed with the following types of TCP/IP monitors already configured.
Echo. Checks to make sure an Echo server is running on the assigned port.
FTP. Checks to make sure an FTP server is running on the assigned port.
HTTP. Checks to make sure an HTTP server is running on the assigned port.
HTTPS. Checks to make sure that the Secure HTTP server is running on the assigned
port, and that WhatsUp Gold can negotiate a connection using SSL protocols. This
monitor does not check on the validity of SSL certificates.
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